Pirates Host Rider For Non-Conference Finale

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Seton Hall women's basketball team (6-4) is back at Walsh Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon to host Rider (7-2) for a 12 p.m. tip. The contest will serve as The Hall's non-conference finale and will be available FOR FREE on the Pirate Sports Network with Jon Schaeffer, David Gass and Johnny Soper on the call.

Tickets are still available for Sunday's contest HERE. Sunday's game will also be part of the Team Walker Toy Drive.

The Pirates are coming off a tough setback at Rutgers on Tuesday night, falling 53-45 in a defensive struggle. Rider has won four-straight and is off to one of the best starts in program history. The two sides have met nine times in the past, with each of the prior meetings going in favor of the Pirates.

SETON HALL TIP-INS

The Hall is 6-4 on the year as it closes its non-conference schedule on Sunday afternoon
The Pirates are coming off back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances as Anthony Bozzella enters his fourth season at the helm of his alma mater
The Hall is looking to improve on a 9-4 record against in-state foes under Bozzella
The Pirates feature one of the nation's youngest squads, boasting a roster that includes a total of nine freshmen
Eight different Pirates have scored in double-figures this season, all setting new career-high scoring marks in the process
Shadeen Samuels is the reigning BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, becoming the third rookie Pirate to win the award in as many weeks after Deja Winters (Dec. 5) and Kaela Hilaire (Nov. 28) nabbed the honor

BRONC BULLETS

The Broncs visit Walsh Gym with a 7-2 record on the year and a 2-0 mark in MAAC action
Robin Perkins is the reigning MAAC Player of the Week and leads Rider with 16.8 points per game
Kamila Hoskova (10.9 ppg) and Stella Johnson (10.7) also score in double-figures for the Broncs, while Julia Duggan averages 9.8 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds
Rider is shooting 41.7 percent from the floor on the year and holds a +1.7 turnover margin overall
The Broncs have won four-straight heading in to Sunday

RUTGERS RECAP

JaQuan Jackson led The Hall with 21 points in the setback, finishing as the only Pirate in double-figures
The Pirates took an 11-point lead to the break, but a 20-8 edge for RU in the third quarter pulled the contest back even
After Seton Hall took a 45-43 lead with 3:00 to play, Rutgers finished the contest with a 10-0 run over the final 1:44 of regulation
The contest was The Hall's lowest scoring outing of the season

RIDER SERIES NOTES

The Pirates have faced the Broncs nine times in a series dating back to 1984, winning each meeting
The Hall is 7-0 at home in the series, including wins in the season-opening contests of the 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaign
Rider's last trip to Walsh Gym was on Nov. 14, 2014, a 66-47 victory for the Pirates
Tabatha Richardson-Smith led all scorers with 19 points in that match-up, while Robin Perkins paced the Broncs with 16

WHAT'S AHEAD
The Pirates will have 12 days off before returning to Walsh Gym to open conference play against rival St. John's on Friday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. The contest will air on FS2 as an "All-Access" broadcast with more details to come.